New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-11
TIE PURIM BALL.

Last night the Metropolitan Opera House was gay WIN
a large and brilliant company. The Purin pan was III
pros ress and from 10 o'clock onward the boxes ana
dancing floor was crowded with assembly which com
prised many of the representative ana wealthy hebrew
families of city, All day yesterday large force OF
decorators were at work putting flowers and cvegeens
throughout the opera house and when the ghts were
turned on last evening the entire interior OF the building
looked like great floral bower. Along tho Stairway
through the corridors and the entrance TO the dane
ing floor plants and flowers were scattered In pro
fusion and with due regard TO artistic effect Canary
birds i'm gded cages hung each Of the boxes and
mingled their with tie strains OF the bands The man
ayers Prm Association decided this year 10 forgo
the Of requesting the guests TO wear masks ana
the change proved popular 10 the great majority OF hoso
pre- ent There ample opportunity for the dis
play OF handsome toilets and and costly Jewels By
the ladies' and in consequence In the boxes and the
ballroom floor numerous elaborate dresses and sparkling
precious 70 be seen. Every box and every
available seat was filed when the strains OF the band
playing the first piece OF music were heard at a late
hour
The members Of the various efficient committees per
formed their duties with admirable skill and by IL
O'Clock the ball fairly under way. Ebcn's band
PLAYED the promenade music while Professor Meyer led
served IN the Assembly rooms the second floor at
midnight and the dancing was then resumed anu con
the bali Which was extremely successful both financially
and WISE will be devoted 10 the Hebrew Technical
Among tie large number OF guests present during
evening either in the boxes Or on the moor were Mr.
and Mira j. II. sch, Mr.. and Mrs. Max Jacoby MT and
MR. Solomon Loeb, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Seligman, lsdor
Worinser Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ Angel. Mr. aud Mrs. Lewis
Lyon Mr.. and Mrs jacob Hess Professor Felix Adler,
MI and Mrs. Isaac stern, Mr and Mrs H. ROthschid,
MIR and Mrs Joseph Koch. Miss kothschild Miss Loeb,
MIR aud julius Nathan Mr.. and Mrs schfer Isaac
Wallack, A. j. Dittenhoefer H. Zelner Theodore Well
Miss Well Nj. and Mrs. Wool, Max Well Charles e. Alien,
b. wostheiincr Charles Mise Mr. and Mrs Ed"ard Lant
erbach, Miss HcfZOg Miss Nathan. Miss Moses, MISS
MAYER Miss King = Ullinau Frank Rothschild Jr, Miss
Littauer NJ. Herman, Mr. and Mrs. L. Littauer, Miss
Oppcnhclner, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Miss Herman,
Walter Delar c. A. Cohcu, Charles Adler. Elias Asto,
MIR and Mrs Blum Miss Blum, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bern
heimcr s. L. Dinkelspel, Mr. and Mrs LOWS May JULIUS
sands j. T.. BambcIger. Lyman Blum, Adoph Bern
Leimcr L. EeskoNilz Joseph a. Blum Jacob Baiz, = j.
Bach Mr. and Mrs Boonlingdae. A. W. Drummer, Lew
BsmDergcr, Brill, Joseph stern, Isldore srauss de-
Witt j. scligman. H. seigel. NJ. Thalmessinger. Moses
Sahein Henry sdcnberg, Mr. and airs. shack. MIR ana
Mrs Moses, Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ Lehman = Lorsh, o. a,
Goldsmith, s.'W. Fatman Simon shafer, James H. hon
man, 5. Il. Solomon. Adolph L. Sanger, D D. Gans, ar
aud Mrs Charles &. Bcrnheim, Mr. and Drs. Herman
Bachunan L.. Brandon. Mr.. and Mrs. julius Blen. VIII
IAN Bien. Mr and Mrs Simon Borg, Mr.. and Mrs Sg-
muDd Lichtenstater, NJ. W. Benjamin. Miss Schesinger
q. A. Noses Arthur L. Meyer, Henry Rice, H. f. Peixoto
j. HaniDersougn, W. GlaZer T.. J. JoachimsoD, Myer
:. lsaacs d. L. Einsten and X. Guggenhener.